New and Published Books – Page 38

The Power of Fantasy in Early Learning is a truly unique book, based around the case study of a class of children, their teacher and a stuffed bear suit. Jenny Tyrrell illustrates the possibilities that an inanimate object can offer the teaching and learning situation. Drawing on her extensive...

Frederich Froebel and the English System

Increasingly, nursery and pre-School education is the focus of international academic and governmental study, with much debate as to the right age for pre-school education to begin and the form it should take. One of the early pioneers of nursery education was Frederich Froebel. This set reprints a...

Educational Imperatives for the Future

Pre-school children have fundamentally different attitudes towards the future and attendant notions of time and space. For this reason, early childhood professionals are optimally placed to lay important foundations for young children's long term development. Children's flexibility of thought,...

A Guide for Teachers

An edited collection describing key issues in supporting literacy development, this book helps to 'unlock' the mysteries behind helping children learn to read, write, speak and listen. It explores ways to help children develop their skills in literacy, thinking and learning, and shows how literacy...

Effective Teaching in the Primary School

How can teachers improve what they do in the primary classroom? Which teaching methods will help you and your pupils to perform effectively? These are the questions that every teacher will be asking him or herself in today's climate of targets and tables. Much research over recent years has focused...